Ann's Zucchini Bread

4 cups ZUCCHINI,  coursley shredded
3 cups FLOUR
2 1/2 cups SUGAR
1 1/4 cups VEGETABLE OIL
4 EGGS
4 teaspoons VANILLA EXTRACT
1 tablespoon CINNAMON
1 tablespoon ALLSPICE
1 1/2 teaspoons SALT
1 1/2 teaspoons BAKING SODA
1/2 teaspoon BAKING POWDER

Blend all ingredients on low speed for 1 minute then increase speed to medium and blrnd another 1 minute. Pour into greased pans.
Bake at 325º for 50-60 minutes.
Makes 2 loaves.

Cheese Ball

16 oz. package CREAM CHEESE, room temperature
8 oz. can PINEAPPLE, crushed
2 tablespoons ONION, minced
1/4 cup GREEN PEPPER, minced
1 teaspoon SEASONING SALT (Lawrys)
1 cup PECANS, chopped

Mix top five ingredients. Shape into balls. Roll in nuts. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Serve with crackers.

A family favorite.

Grandma's Apple Crumble

In a buttered 9"x13" baking dish, place:

6 cups APPLES, sliced

Sprinkle over the apples:

1 teaspoon CINNAMON

1/2 teaspoon SALT

In a separate bowl, cut together:

1 1/2 cups FLOUR

2/3 cup SOFT BUTTER

1 cup SUGAR

Drop flour mixture over apples. 

Bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cool with ice cream or whipped cream.

This is a great alternative to the apple crumble with oats.

Grandma's Danish Dessert

Make this recipe one day in advance, no more, no less. It needs to set up well before serving. This has been a favorite family desert for over 45 years.

1 1/2 cups FLOUR
1/2 cup BUTTER
1/2 cup PECANS, very finely chopped
Mix like pie dough, gently mix together, and spread mixture into a 9"x13" pan and bake at 375° for 15 minutes, until very, very lightly browned. Cool. Divide crumbs, saving about 1/2 of this mix for further use. Take half of the crumbs and firmly pres into bottom of the 9"x13" pan.

While the above is baking, mix one small package of Danish Dessert (this is the brand), using 1 3/4 cup water as listed on the package instructions for Pie Glaze. Cool and add one 10 oz. package slightly thawed, frozen raspberries to the Danish Dessert.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together:
2 (8 oz) packages CREAM CHEESE, room temperature
2 cups POWERED SUGAR
1 teaspoon VANILLA

Gently fold in:
1 16 oz. container COOL WHIP
Set aside/refrigerate

Layer:
Gently place cream cheese mixture on top of the baked flour/nut mixture (which should already be in the pan). Then ladle the raspberry mixture on top of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle the reserved flour/nut mixture evenly on top.

Refrigerate overnight, at least 8 hours, until firmly set.

Spinach Chicken Strawberry Salad

Poppy Seed Dressing:
1/4 cup SUGAR
2 Tablespoons SESAME SEEDS
1 tablespoon POPPY SEEDS
1/2 teaspoon PAPRIKA
1 1/2 teaspoon WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
1/4 cup CIDER VINEGAR
1 1/2 teaspoons DRY ONION
1/2 cup VEGETABLE OIL

Salad:
6 ounces ALMOND SLIVERS
1 pint STRAWBERRIES, SLICED
1 large bunch FRESH SPINACH LEAVES
2 KIWI, peeled and sliced
2 CHICKEN BREASTS, cooked and chopped

May substitute 1 can mandarin oranges for the kiwi if desired.

Mix dressing ingredients. Wash spinach leaves and drain. Slice strawberries and add to spinach along with almonds. Peel and slice kiwi; add to spinach leaver or add drained can of mandarin oranges. Pour dressing over spinach and strawberries immediately before serving. Add chicken breasts.

Peach Cobbler

2 cups FLOUR, all purpose
2 tablespoons SUGAR
1 tablespoon BAKING POWDER
6 tablespoons SHORTENING
1 cup MILK
1 large can PEACHES, sliced
3 tablespoons CORNSTARCH

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine peaches and cornstarch in sauce pan, place on stove and heat until thick and bubbly. Stirring constantly.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl, stir. Add shortening. Cut shortening into flour mixture. Add milk. Mix until dough forms a ball.

Place thickened peaches into a casserole dish. Drop dough by spoonful's onto hot peaches.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until biscuit
topping is golden brown. Serve warm.

 

Au Gratin Potatoes

7 POTATOES, boiled in skins until crispy tender
1 (16 oz) container SOUR CREAM
1 (10.75 oz) can CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP
1/4 cup BUTTER, melted
1 cup CHEESE, grated (I like Colby-jack or Medium Cheddar)
1/4 cup ONION, minced

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Boil potatoes in water until a fork can pierce through the potatoes. I like them a little crisp.
Peel and grate the potatoes. Put in a mixing bowl.

In a separate microwavable dish, add minced onion and butter. Microwave until onion is tender (it will burn easily, so keep an eye on it).

Mix together and add to grated potatoes: sour cream, cooked onion & melted butter, cream of chicken soup and cheese; season to taste with salt and black pepper. Transfer mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish or casserole dish and sprinkle top with corn flake crumbs.

Bake in the preheated oven or microwave until the casserole is warmed through and bubbling.




Apple Crumble

8 cups Apples, peeled and sliced
1/3 cup Sugar
2 Tbsp Flour
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
Mix sugar, flour and cinnamon together. Add flour mixture to peeled apples. Place apple mixture in a buttered 9x13 cake pan. Set aside.

1 1/2 cups Flour
3/4 cup Sugar
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Tsp Nutmeg
2/3 cup Butter
Mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add butter. Cut butter into flour mixture. place flour mixture on top of thd apples. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes then at 350 degrees for an additional 40 minutes or until the apples are soft. Serve with ice cream.

Good Eats Roast Turkey

Alton Brown on foodnetwork.com

Ingredients:

1 (14 to 16 pound) frozen young turkey

For the brine:

• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 gallon vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped candied ginger
• 1 gallon heavily iced water

For the aromatics:

• 1 red apple, sliced
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup water
• 4 sprigs rosemary
• 6 leaves sage
• Canola oil

Directions

2 to 3 days before roasting:
Begin thawing the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38 degrees F.
Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, allspice berries, and candied ginger in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve solids and bring to a boil. Then remove the brine from the heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate.
Early on the day or the night before you'd like to eat:
Combine the brine, water and ice in the 5-gallon bucket. Place the thawed turkey (with innards removed) breast side down in brine. If necessary, weigh down the bird to ensure it is fully immersed, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area for 8 to 16 hours, turning the bird once half way through brining.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Remove the bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard the brine.
Place the bird on roasting rack inside a half sheet pan and pat dry with paper towels.
Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick, and 1 cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add steeped aromatics to the turkey's cavity along with the rosemary and sage. Tuck the wings underneath the bird and coat the skin liberally with canola oil.
Roast the turkey on lowest level of the oven at 500 degrees F for 30 minutes. Insert a probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Set the thermometer alarm (if available) to 161 degrees F. A 14 to 16 pound bird should require a total of 2 to 2 1/2 hours of roasting. Let the turkey rest, loosely covered with foil or a large mixing bowl for 15 minutes before carving.

German Apple Pancakes

1 cup sifted FLOUR
1/2 teaspoon SALT
1 teaspoon BAKING POWDER
2 tablespoons SUGAR
2 EGGS, beaten
2/3 cup MILK
1/3 cup WATER
1-2 cups APPLE, peeled and thinly sliced

Sift dry ingredients. Combine liquids and add to dry ones. Combine swiftly, but do not beat. Add the apples. Fry in a mixture of lard and butter. Serve with syrup and sausage.

*note: I come from Swiss Heritage. My mom saved this recipe. On it she wrote "mom made these for my grandmother".